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Can someone help diagnose my 'abnormal' discharge?

For just under 3 years I have been experiencing heavy, yellow, lump-ish, discharge. I've been to many doctors and they all just say that there's not STD or infection. Its that bad that I have to wear liners everyday, or else it seeps through my underwear and is extremely uncomfortable and makes my thighs rub and feels as if I've wet myself slightly. I'm on the mini pill, but apparently that 'dries' you up, so I came off it for a month just to see the effects on my discharge, and yes my discharge got even worse. The excessive discharge came about when I went on the implant. I complained to my doctor, who refused to take it out and put me on the mini pill at the same time (to stop the bleeding and discharge the implant caused). I was a wreck being on both contraceptives, so eventually my doctor gave in and took out my implant. Since then I've been on purely the mini pill, and during this time was when I came off it for a month to see the effects on my discharge. I'm desperate for answers, I'm wondering if my glands that produce the discharge are overactive maybe?
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Yellow discharge often indicates a hormonal imbalance that will even out over time. However, minipills thickens cervical mucules and thins the lining of the uterus to prevent sperm from reaching the egg, it can also prevent ovulation. I believe these two were canceling each outher out causing the lumpy yellow discharge. At the very least I would recommend asking your doctors about this possibility.
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